DECHERT
Ten Post Office Square - South
12th Floor
Boston, MA 02109
Direct Tel: 617.728.7112
[email protected]
January 3, 2001
U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission
450 Fifth St. N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20549
VIA ELECTRONIC TRANSMISSION
Re: Ivy Fund, File Nos. 2-17613, 811-1028
Dear Sir or Madam:
Pursuant to Rule 497(j) under the Securities Act of 1933 (the
"Securities Act"), the undersigned hereby certifies on behalf of Ivy Fund (the
"Trust") that each form of Prospectus and Statement of Additional Information
included in Post-Effective Amendment No. 119 to the Trust's Registration
Statement on Form N-1A ("PEA 119") that would have been filed by the Trust
pursuant to Rule 497(c) under the Securities Act would not have differed from
what was contained in PEA 119. I hereby further certify that PEA 119 was filed
electronically with the Commission on December 28, 2000 pursuant to Rule 485(b)
under the Securities Act.
No fees are required in connection with this filing. Please call me at
(617) 728-7112 or Joseph R. Fleming at (617) 728-7161 if you have any questions.
Sincerely,
/s/ Cynthia A. Pacal
Cynthia A. Pacal
